Past Presenters
For more information on past festivals, you can also view the Festival Programs from previous years below.
Maureen Abood ‘16, ‘25
Elliot Ackerman ‘19
Michelle Adams ‘25
Becky Albertalli ‘24
Samantha Jayne Allen ‘22
M.T. Anderson ‘24
Scott Anderson ‘25
Alexandra Andrews ‘21
John David Anderson ‘23
Katherine Applegate ‘22
David Arnold ‘18
Paolo Bacigalupi ‘24
Thomas C. Bailey ‘18
David Baker ‘19
Daniel Barbarisi ‘22
Ruth McNally Barshaw ‘17
Kate Bassett ‘16
Sarah R. Baughman ‘19
Christopher Beha ‘21
Rich Benjamin ‘25
Chanelle Benz ‘19
Julie Berry ‘17
Vishwesh Bhatt ‘22
Burkhard Bilger ‘23
Sophie Blackall ‘23
Jessica Anya Blau ‘22
Bryan Bliss ‘16
Deborah Blum ‘18
Terry Border ‘17
Bianca Bosker ‘24
Angeline Boulley ‘21
Martha Brockenbrough ‘16
Vera Brosgol ‘24
Fleda Brown ‘17
Douglas Brunt ‘24
Julie Buntin ‘17
Alafair Burke ‘25
Nickolas Butler ‘17
Kira Jane Buxton ‘25
CAConrad ‘24
Caroline Carlson ‘17
Jessie Chaffee ‘17
Tina Chang ‘19
Jack Cheng ‘17
Soman Chainani ‘24
Abraham Chang ‘24
Victoria Chang ‘24
Marilyn Chin ‘24
Su Cho ‘22
Jeff Chu ‘25
Arree Chung ‘25
Christina Clancy ‘21
Brock Clarke ‘19
Will Cockrell ‘24
David Coggins ‘24
Pino Coluccio ‘18
Diane Cook ‘16, ‘21
Arshay Cooper ‘21
Matthew Cordell ‘22
Kia Corthron ‘17
Elle Cosimano ‘16
Erin A. Craig ‘23
Michael Earl Craig ‘23
Mark Crilley ‘23
Carolyn Crimi ‘19
Lucy Ruth Cummins ‘24
Anne Curzan ‘24
Luke Davies ‘16
Todd Davis ‘22
Alison DeCamp ‘16
Michael Delp ‘16
Rene Denfeld ‘18
Jerry Dennis ‘16, ‘22
Toi Derricotte ‘16
Deborah Diesen ‘16
Mathew Diffee ‘25
Karen Dionne ‘18
Paul Doiron ‘18
Chris Dombrowski ‘22
Rebecca Donner ‘21
Jeanine Donofrio ‘23
Alan Drew ‘17
Carlina Duan ‘22
David James Duncan ‘23
Lindsay Eagar ‘18
Kim Edwards ‘16
Kyle Edwards ‘25
Ashley Elston ‘16
Nikki Erlick ‘25
B. H. Fairchild ‘19
Sara Faring ‘19
Brianne Farley ‘25
Craig Kofi Farmer ‘24
Craig Fehrman ‘21
Joseph Finder ‘25
Michael Finkel ‘23
Janet Fitch ‘18
Lydia Fitzpatrick ‘19
Candace Fleming ‘25
Patrick Flores-Scott ‘18
Kathleen Flynn ‘16
Ben Fountain ‘19
David Francis ‘17
Gina Frangello ‘16
Matthew Gavin Frank ‘21
Porter Fox ‘18
Javier Fuentes ‘23
Amity Gaige ‘21
Terry Gamble ‘19
James Geary ‘19
Dan Gemeinhart ‘16
Bridget George ‘23
Peter Geye ‘16
Amitav Ghosh ‘19
Benjamin Gilmer, M.D. ‘22
Grant Ginder ‘22
Russell Ginns ‘19
Malcolm Gladwell ‘21
Erin Gleeson ‘22
Sophia Glock ‘22
Allegra Goodman ‘25
Jeff Gordinier ‘19
Andrew J. Graff ‘24
Elyse Graham ‘24
Juliet Grames ‘19
Alan Gratz ‘23
Linda Gregerson ‘22
Michael Grover ‘25
Nicole Gulotta ‘17
Michael Gustafson ‘18
Ben Guterson ‘24
Gabe Habash ‘17
Jo Watson Hackl ‘18
Ken Haedrich ‘17
Jenna Bush Hager ‘25
Andrea Hannah ‘25
Abby Hanlon ‘18
Jess Hannigan ‘24
Kate Hannigan ‘19
Corey Ann Haydu ‘17
Cristina Henríquez ‘24
Paul Harding ‘23
Rob Harrell ‘22
Lidey Heuck ‘24
Leslie Helakoski ‘17
Peter Heller ‘23
Donna Barba Higuera ‘23
Will Hillenbrand ‘19
Jannie Ho ‘25
Brandon Hobson ‘18
Donovan Hohn ‘17
Meg Howrey ‘17
Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough ‘18
Ladee Hubbard ‘17
Lizz Huerta ‘22
Gregg Hurwitz ‘25
Debra Jo Immergut ‘18
Nishanth Injam ‘23
Eowyn Ivey ‘25
Jenny Jackson ‘23
Joshilyn Jackson ‘17
Tiffany D. Jackson ‘24
Suleika Jaouad ‘21
Bee Johnson ‘24
Craig Johnson ‘16
Julia Claiborne Johnson ‘16, ‘21
Tim Johnston ‘17
Dan Jones ‘17
Travis Jonker ‘25
Zilka Joseph ‘16
Lita Judge ‘22
Emmy Kastner ‘22
Laurie Keller ‘16
Tae Keller ‘23
Erin Entrada Kelly ‘17
Laekan Zea Kemp ‘22
John Kenney ‘25
Brendan Kiely ‘17
Denise Kiernan ‘17
Angie Kim ‘19
Kenneth Kraegel ‘24
Priya Krishna ‘19
Rebecca Lee Kunz ‘25
Ann Leary ‘22
Edward Lee ‘18
Mackenzi Lee ‘17
Rebecca Lehmann ‘19
Elizabeth Letts ‘16
Asha Lemmie ‘21
Lillian Li ‘19
Steve Light ‘23
Carole Lindstrom ‘23
Mardi Jo Link ‘16
Darcie Little Badger ‘24
Ben Loory ‘17
Michael G. Long ‘22
Maxim Loskutoff ‘24
Megan Lucas ‘19
Makiia Lucier ‘18
Lisa Ludwinski ‘19
Jim Lynch ‘16
Thomas Lynch ‘16
Josh MacIver-Andersen ‘17
Sarah Mai ‘24
Carmen Maria Machado ‘17
Dawn MacKeen ‘17
Naomi Long Madgett ‘16
Lauren Magaziner ‘17
Rebecca Makkai ‘16
Christine Mangan ‘21
David Maraniss ‘16
Domenica Marchetti ‘16
Denis Markel ‘19
Howard Markel ‘18
Peter Markus ‘18
Anthony Marra ‘23
Katherine Marsh ‘18
Herbert Woodward Martin ‘16
Jennifer Mathieu ‘19
Priyanka Mattoo ‘25
Keith McCafferty ‘16
Kaecey McCormick ‘24
Joshua McFadden ‘18
Claire McFall ‘22
Holly M. McGhee ‘19
Mindy McGinnis ‘17
Jodi McKay ‘19
L.L. McKinney ‘18
Hetty Lui McKinnon ‘23
Allie Millington ‘25
Juana Medina ‘19
Richard Meier ‘23
Maryse Meijer ‘17
Candice Millard ‘22
Nathaniel Ian Miller ‘23
Pat Zietlow Miller ‘22
Lydia Millet ‘23
Megan Miranda ’16 & ‘17
Rebecca Mix ‘25
Kiyash Monsef ‘23
Graham Moore ‘24
Lindsay Moore ‘19, ‘22
Cindy Hunter Morgan ‘17
Rich Moyer ‘22
Travis Mulhauser ‘16
Finn Murphy ‘23
James Mustich ‘19
Eileen Myles ‘25
Sarvinder Naberhaus ‘17
Rebecca Nagle ‘25
Andrew Nagorski ‘22
Daniel Nayeri ‘25
David Nayfeld ‘25
Ray Nayler ‘22
Patrick Ness ‘24
Catherine Newman ‘24
Andrea Nguyen ‘19
Daniel Nieh ‘22
Janice P. Nimura ‘21
Mary Norris ‘19
Preston Norton ‘22
Idra Novey ‘17
Téa Obreht ‘19
Jenny Offill ‘23
Nnedi Okorafor ‘25
Stewart O’Nan ‘16
Anne-Maria Oomen ‘16
Chad Otis ‘22
Jim Ottaviani ‘19
Rosanne Parry ‘25
Chris Pavone ‘23
Kate Pearsall ‘24
Amy Pease ‘24
Sarah Penner ‘24
Benjamin Percy ‘17
Mitali Perkins ‘19
Nick Petrie ‘24
Julia Phillips ‘24
Drew Philp ‘17
Deb Pilutti ‘16
Dan Poppick ‘16
Laura Poppick ‘25
Rory Power ‘19
Alex Prud’homme
Jarrett Pumphrey ‘22
Jerome Pumphrey ‘22
Nathan W. Pyle ‘25
Dean Rader ‘18
Kristen Radtke ‘21
Bryan Reardon ‘18
Victoria Redel ‘17
Paisley Rekdal ‘23
Skip Renker ‘17
Mae Respicio ‘19
Adam Roberts ‘25
Tara Karr Roberts ‘24
Ray Robertson ‘18
Andrea L. Rogers ‘23
Matthew Rohrer ‘25
Andromeda Romano-Lax ‘19
Augustus Rose ‘17
Rene Rosen ‘16
Heather Ross ‘18
Wade Rouse ‘16
Rainbow Rowell ‘24
Steven Rowley ‘19
Deborah Goodrich Royce ‘19
Lance Rubin ‘16
Sarah Ruhl ‘23
Karen Russell ‘25
Mark Sarvas ‘18
Zoë Schlanger ‘24
Cathleen Schine ‘19
Gary D. Schmidt ‘18
Kathryn Schulz ‘22
Julie Schumacher ‘19
M. Bartley Seigel ‘25
Ilyasah Shabazz ‘18
Stephen Shaskan ‘24
Prageeta Sharma ‘19
Colby Sharp ‘18
Jessica Shattuck ‘18
Steve Sheinkin ‘19
Jim Shepard ‘16
Maggie Shipstead ‘16
Laura Shovan ‘17
Liesl Shurtliff ‘18
Hampton Sides ‘25
Marisa Silver ‘18
Adam Silvera ‘17
Robin Sloan ‘17
Brendan Slocumb ‘23
David Small ‘19
Ronald L. Smith ‘17
Christine Sneed ‘16
Will Sofrin ‘23
Tricia Springstubb ‘16
Vesper Stamper ‘23
Rebecca Stead ‘25
Sofija Stefanovic ‘18
Maggie Stiefvater ‘25
Sarah Stewart ‘19
Sarah Stonich ‘21
Francisco X. Stork ‘23
J. Ryan Stradal ‘16
Ariel Sullivan ‘25
J. Courtney Sullivan ‘24
Peter Swanson ‘23
Matthew Sweeney ‘16
Kennedy Tarrell ‘25
Matt Tavares ‘18
Lili Taylor ‘25
Thao Thai ‘23
Amy Thielen ‘16
Leah Thomas ‘18
Julie Lawson Timmer ‘16
Amor Towles ‘16
Alix Traeger ‘25
Anton Treuer ‘24
Dawn Turner ‘21
Nick Twemlow ‘18
John Vaillant ‘24
Simon Van Booy ‘17
Laura van den Berg ‘18
Chris Van Dusen ‘18
Greg van Eekhout ‘18
Shelby Van Pelt ‘25
S. Kirk Walsh ‘21
Robin Walter ‘25
Jasmine Warga ‘19
Laura Warrell ‘23
Lisa Wells ‘18
Dan Wetzel ‘19
Lisa Wheeler ‘17
Marcus Wicker ‘17
Yohuru Williams ‘22
Antoine Wilson ‘22
Ruth Whiting ‘24
Kenneth L. Woodward ‘16
Tim Wynne-Jones ‘19
Steve Yarbrough ‘18
Kat Yeh ‘18
Molly Yeh ‘17
Salina Yoon ‘17
Brenna Yovanoff ‘16
Sara Zarr ‘16
Jeff Zentner ‘17
Laura Zigman ‘23
VIEW PAST PRESENTERS BY GENRE BELOW. PRESENTERS WHO CROSS GENRES ARE LISTED FOR THE BOOKS PRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL.
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Maureen Abood 2016
Vishwesh Bhatt 2022
Jeanne Donofrio 2023
Erin Gleeson 2022
Nicole Gulotta 2017
Ken Haedrich 2017
Lidey Heuck 2024
Priya Krishna 2019
Edward Lee 2018
Lisa Ludwinski 2019
Domenica Marchetti 2016
Joshua McFadden 2018
Hetty Lui McKinnon 2023
Andrea Nguyen 2019
Amy Thielen 2016
Molly Yeh 2017 -
Samantha Jayne Allen 2022
M.T. Anderson 2024
Alexandra Andrews 2021
Paolo Bacigalupi 2024
Christopher Beha 2021
Chanelle Benz 2019
Jessica Anya Blau 2022
Nickolas Butler 2017
Julie Buntin 2017
Abraham Chang 2024
Christina Clancy 2021
Brock Clarke 2019
Diane Cook 2016 & 2021
Kia Corthron 2017
Luke Davis 2016
Rene Denfeld 2018
Karen Dionne 2018
Paul Doiron 2018
Alan Drew 2017
David James Duncan 2023
Kim Edwards 2016
Janet Fitch 2018
Lydia Fitzpatrick 2019
Kathleen Flynn 2016
David Francis 2017
Gina Frangello 2016
Javier Fuentes 2023
Amity Gaige 2021
Terry Gamble 2019
Pete Geye 2016
Amitav Ghosh 2019
Grant Ginder 2022
Andrew J. Graff 2024
Juliet Grames 2019
Gabe Habash 2017
Paul Harding 2023
Cristina Henríquez 2024
Peter Heller 2023
Brandon Hobson 2018
Meg Howrey 2017
Ladee Hubbard 2017
Debra Jo Immergut 2018
Nishanth Injam 2023
Jenny Jackson 2023
Joshilyn Jackson 2017
Julia Claiborne Johnson 2016 & 2021
Tim Johnston 2017
Angie Kim 2019
Ann Leary 2022
Asha Lemmie 2021
Lillian Li 2019
Ben Loory 2017
Maxim Loskutoff 2024
Megan Lucas 2019
Jim Lynch 2016
Carmn Maria Machado 2017
Rebecca Makkai 2016
Christine Mangan 2021
Anthony Marra 2023
Keith McCaffety 2016
Maryse Meijer 2017
Nathaniel Ian Miller 2023
Lydia Millet 2023
Megan Miranda 2016 & 2017
Graham Moore 2024
Travis Mulhauser 2016
Ray Nayler 2022
Catherine Newman 2024
Daniel Nieh 2022
Idra Novey 2017
Tea Obreht 2019
Jenny Offill 2023
Stewart O’Nan 2016
Chris Pavone 2023
Amy Pease 2024
Sarah Penner 2024
Benjamin Percy 2017
Nick Petrie 2024
Julia Phillips 2024
Bryan Reardon 2018
Victoria Redel 2017
Tara Karr Roberts 2024
Ray Robertson 2018
Andromeda Romano-Lax 2019
Augustus Rose 2017
Rene Rosen 2016
Wade Rouse 2016
Rainbow Rowell 2024
Steven Rowley 2019
Deborah Goodrich Royce 2019
Mark Sarvas 2018
Cathleen Schine 2019
Julie Schumacher 2019
Jessica Shattuck 2018
Jim Shepard 2016
Maggie Shipstead 2016
Marisa Silver 2018
Robin Sloan 2017
Brendan Slocumb 2023
Christine Sneed 2016
Sarah Stonich 2021
J. Ryan Stradal 2016
J. Courtney Sullivan 2024
Peter Swanson 2023
Thao Thai 2023
Julie Lawson Timmer 2016
Amor Towles 2016
Laura van den Berg 2018
S. Kirk Walsh 2021
Laura Warrel 2023
Antoine Wilson 2022
Steve Yarbrough 2018
Laura Zigman 2023 -
John David Anderson 2023
M. T. Anderson 2024
Katherine Applegate 2022
Ruth McNally Barshaw 2017
Sarah R. Baughman 2019
Julie Berry 2017
Vera Brosgol 2024
Caroline Carlson 2017
Soman Chainani 2024
Jack Cheng 2017
Alison DeCamp 2016
Lindsay Eagar 2018
Craig Kofi Farmer 2024
Dan Gemeinhart 2016
Russel Ginns 2019
Alan Gratz 2023
Ben Guterson 2024
Jo Watson Hackl 2018
Kate Hannigan 2019
Rob Harrell 2022
Corey Ann Haydu 2017
Donna Barba Higuera 2023
Tae Keller 2023
Erin Entrada Kelly 2017
Lauren Magaziner 2017
Denis Markel 2019
Katherine Marsh 2017
Kiyash Monsef 2023
Rich Moyer 2022
Patrick Ness 2024
Mae Respicio 2019
Ilyasah Shabazz 2018
Steve Sheinkin 2019
Laura Shovan 2017
Liesl Shurtliff 2018
Ronald L. Smith 2017
Tricia Springstubb 2016
Simon Van Booy 2017
Greg van Eekhout 2018
Jasmine Warga 2019
Dan Wetzel 2019
Yohuru Williams 2022
Kat Yeh 2018 -
Elliot Ackerman 2019
Thomas C. Bailey 2018
Daniel Babarisi 2022
Burkhard Bilger 2023
Deborah Blum 2018
Bianca Bosker 2024
Douglas Brunt 2024
Will Cockrell 2024
David Coggins 2024
Arshay Cooper 2021
Anne Curzan 2024
Jerry Dennis 2016 & 2022
Chris Dombrowski 2022
Rebecca Donner 2021
Craig Fehrman 2021
Michael Finkel 2023
Ben Fountain 2019
Matthew Gavin Frank 2021
Porter Fox 2018
James Geary 2019
Benjamin Gilmer, M.D. 2022
Malcolm Gladwell 2021
Jeff Gordinier 2019
Elyse Graham 2024
Michael Gustafson 2018
Donovan Hohn 2017
Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough 2018
Suleika Jaouad 2012
Dan Jones 2017
Denise Kiernan 2017
Elizabeth Letts 2016
Mardi Jo Link 2016
Josh MacIver-Anderson 2017
David Maraniss 2016
Howard Markel 2018
Dawn MacKeen 2017
Candice Millard 2022
Finn Murphy 2023
James Mustich 2019
Andrew Nagorski 2022
Janice P. Nimura 2021
Mary Norris 2019
Jim Ottaviani 2019
Drew Philp 2017
Alex Prud’homme 2023
Kristen Radtke 2021
Sarah Ruhl 2023
Zoë Schlanger 2024
Kathryn Schulz 2022
Colby Sharp 2018
Will Sofrin 2023
Sofija Stefanovic 2018
Dawn Turner 2021
John Vaillant 2024
Kenneth L. Woodward 2016 -
Sophie Blackall 2023
Terry Border 2017
Matthew Cordell 2022
Lucy Ruth Cummins 2024
Deborah Diesen 2016
Bridget George 2023
Abby Hanlon 2018
Jess Hannigan 2024
Leslie Helakoski 2017
Will Hillenbrand 2019
Bee Johnson 2024
Lita Judge 2022
Emmy Kastner 2022
Laurie Keller 2016
Kenneth Kraegel 2024
Steve Light 2023
Carole Lindstrom 2023
Holly M. McGhee 2019
Jodi McKay 2019
Juana Medina 2019
Pat Zietlow Miller 2022
Lindsay Moore 2019 & 2022
Sarvinder Naberhaus 2017
Chat Otis 2022
Mitali Perkins 2019
Deb Pilutti 2016
Jarrett Pumphrey 2022
Jerome Pumphrey 2022
Heather Ross 2018
Gary D. Schmidt 2018
Stephen Shaskan 2024
David Small 2019
Sarah Stewart 2019
Matt Tavares 2018
Chris Van Dusen 2018
Lisa Wheeler 2017
Ruth Whiting 2024
Salina Yoon 2017 -
David Baker 2019
Fleda Brown 2017
CAConrad 2024
Tina Chang 2019
Victoria Chang 2024
Marilyn Chin 2024
Su Cho 2022
Pino Colucco 2018
Michael Earl Craig 2023
Todd Davis 2022
Michael Delp 2016
Toi Derricotte 2016
Carlina Duan 2022
B.H. Fairchild 2019
Linda Gregerson 2022
Zilka Joseph 2016
Rebecca Lehmann 2019
Thomas Lynch 2016
Peter Markus 2018
Herbert Woodward Martin 2016
Kaecey McCormick 2024
Richard Meier 2023
Cindy Hunter Morgan 2017
Anne-Marie Oomen 2016
Don Poppick 2016
Dean Rader 2018
Paisley Rekdal 2023
Skip Renker 2017
Sarah Ruhl 2023
Prageeta Sharma 2019
Matthew Sweeney 2016
Nick Twemlow 2018
Lisa Wells 2018
Marcus Wicker 2017 -
Becky Albertalli 2024
David Arnold 2018
Kate Bassett 2016
Bryan Bliss 2016
Angeline Boulley 2021
Martha Brockenbrough 2016
Elle Cosimano 2016
Erin A. Craig 2023
Mark Crilley 2023
Ashley Elston 2016
Sara Faring 2019
Patrick Flores-Scott 2018
Sophia Glock 2022
Lizz Huerta 2022
Tiffany D. Jackson 2024
Laekan Zea Kemp 2022
Brandan Kiely 2017
Mackenzi Lee 2017
Darcie Little Badger 2024
Makiia Lucier 2018
Sarah Mai 2024
Jennifer Mathieu 2019
Claire McFall 2022
Mindy McGinnis 2017
L.L. McKinney 2018
Preston Norton 2022
Kate Pearsall 2024
Rory Power 2019
Andrea L. Rogers 2023
Lance Rubin 2016
Adam Silvera 2017
Vesper Stamper 2023
Francisco X. Stork 2023
Leah Thomas 2018
Anton Treuer 2024
Tim Wynne-Jones 2019
Brenna Yovanoff 2016
Sara Zarr 2016
Jeff Zenter 2017